[рљр“р‘ Рїсђрѕс‚рёрі Рњр’р”] (2015) — Рџрµс‚р»сџ Рќрµсѓс‚рµсђрѕрір°

, Chairman of the KGB, who seeks to cleanse the state of corruption to secure his path to power.

The narrative begins not in the halls of the Kremlin, but in the small town of . Kirill Nesterov , a principled local district police officer (uchastkovy), accidentally intercepts a teenager carrying a mysterious bundle. , Chairman of the KGB, who seeks to

: When Nesterov attempts to return the art, the boy is killed in a suspicious "accident," and Nesterov becomes a target for both criminal elements and secret service agents. : When Nesterov attempts to return the art,

The series is set in , a period of stagnation and brewing transition in the USSR. At its center is the fierce rivalry between two powerful figures: Key Themes and Production

: Recognizing the corruption within the MVD, the KGB recruits (or "leverages") Nesterov to act as an undercover asset, forcing him to play a dangerous double game between the two warring agencies. Key Themes and Production